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Book Reviews of Raptor (Neil Hamel, Bk 2)

Raptor (Neil Hamel, Bk 2)
Raptor - Neil Hamel, Bk 2
Author: Judith Van Gieson
ISBN-13: 9780826329745
ISBN-10: 0826329748
Publication Date: 7/15/2002
Pages: 252
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Book Type: Paperback
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A fun read.
cyndij avatar reviewed Raptor (Neil Hamel, Bk 2) on + 1032 more book reviews
Second in the series, doesn't matter if you've read the first. I'm always attracted to mysteries set in the West so I've picked up a couple of these over the years. I have to say this one left me rather cold. I like the character of Neil, and I liked most of the plot, I liked the bits about raptors and falconry, but there's an awful lot of fanciful metaphors and philosophical musing that slowed everything to a crawl. Gieson (or should it be Van Gieson?) gives fictional names for the national park and the towns around it, along with making up some geography, which is also distracting. I did guess the murderer and the motive early on, and despite my thought that the book was slow I actually finished it in a day. So - readable, but not going on my favorites list.